The City has been providing a mix of arts programming and funding for artists and arts organizations for over two decades. Through its award-winning Parks & Recreation Department, the City offers arts classes, sponsors free performances at a variety of City venues, and in December of 2005, assumed ownership of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, although a private non-profit organization manages and programs the venue. The City’s Community Arts Commission (BCAC), established in 1983, awards grants semi-annually to individuals and organizations for arts programming, sponsors a biennial postcard competition for artists and commissions public art through the City’s Percent for the Arts program. The City also presents exhibitions.

The City of Crown Point is excited about its 4th year of 4th Friday Arts, the only night-time art walk in the in Lake County. This project kicked off on the 4th Friday of January 2008 as a one-of-the-kind nucleus for NWI.
4th Friday Arts is being developed and promoted by the City of Crown Point, South Shore Arts and the downtown business community to bring people to the historical and cultural center of the city, as well as to showcase local talent. We are excited to host the event every 4th Friday of the month, except if it falls on a national holiday.
The geographical area will encompass the historical downtown district of Crown Point and will include restaurants, cultural and educational venues and businesses interested in a re-energized, pedestrian-friendly downtown Crown Point. 4th Friday Arts is committed to working with artists and venues that want to participate on a rotating monthly basis. Restaurants offer $5 sampling menu options throughout the downtown area.

The mission of the Special Events division of the Richmond Parks and Recreation Department is to direct and produce events that will add to the quality of life of the greater Richmond community and visitors. By providing special events we hope to enhance quality family fun and serve leisure needs. Special events will also involve and unify organizations, businesses and volunteers for the purpose of providing positive recreation. Furthermore, we wish to promote community pride and identity by showcasing the community's educational, cultural, and social benefits.
The mission of the Richmond Parks and Recreation Department as a whole is to provide a safe and affordable place where the community can learn and have fun in a beautiful environment.

The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department provides a wide variety of programs and events year-round. We serve all ages, demographics, and individuals with social and recreational opportunities. Our primary arts role is providing a 10-week Friday Evening Performing Arts Series each summer that highlights a different genre each week.

"Art on the Wabash, a Local Artists’ Fair” will be held at West Lafayette’s Tapawingo Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, September 20, 2009. Participation in the juried fair is open to artists living in Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren and White counties.
The fair is presented by the City of West Lafayette,West Lafayette Parks & Recreation Department and Morton Community Center with technical assistance from Tippecanoe Arts Federation and sponsorship funding from KitchenArt, The Store for Cooks.

Morton Community Center's mission is providing facilities and programs that support recreational, educational, and social needs for community members through an emphasis on physical and psychological fitness, mental and artistic stimulation, cross-cultural awareness, social outreach, and just plain fun.

The mission of the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is to enhance the quality of life in the town by providing the best possible recreational facilities, open natural space and programs for its citizens.